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@skydancer
Phew ... hot in here
Good comments above why we need to reclaim public realm from motor culture, a job going well in Hackney and a work in progress, and with some segregation like whole bike streets and permeable network for cyclists. We need education for drivers and cyclists, we need enforcement of poor driving as well as speed reduction and a walkable/cyclable environment where the car (driver:) isn't king.
Hackney LCC and the council are doing a great job
@cyclelove you'd do well to look at what works in Hackney, why more and more people are riding here and direct your efforts to getting other boroughs to do what hackney has done rather than internecine fighting within LCC groups:
And finally:
http://drivetoworkday.org/2013/10/09/hackney-london-the-worst-place-to-drive/